noun/pæt.i.oʊ paɪ/ (pat-ee-oh-pie)
A Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W that's connected to a battery pack and Wi-Fi, sitting on my patio, and running the web server that hosts the website you're reading.
I think the better question is, why not? I mean, come on, it's a web server running on a battery pack from a patio!! Also yes, I do indeed believe that there is something wrong with me.
Originally, no. PatioPi (formerly known as TreePi) was just a fun little pandemic project that didn't really serve much of a purpose, other than to demonstrate what you can do with a super small, cheap, single-board computer.
Although it didn't happen often, when the subject of PatioPi came up, fellow tech enthusiasts seemed to be both amused by and interested in it. After a while I thought it might not be a bad idea to get some more information about it online, including some documentation on how someone could set something similar up themselves.
Yes! Though, eventually, not just your own PatioPi. Although the self-hosting guides that are currently here are geared towards setting up your own self-hosted Raspberry Pi with a basic website, eventually the plan is to show you how to self-host on more than just a Pi, and more than just a website.